Norman,
Assuming you really want to stay at such a short sighted org, And
assuming you think you still have a shot to change their minds, you
may want to tap into Jeff Patton (Agile expert).
He spoke at IxD 08 and from what I recall from his
session...developers do not really do the design. There's still point
person (am not sure of title) who communicates to the developers and
who must me very,very clear about what's needed.
I could be remembering wrong but definitely tap into Jeff or his body
og work.
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On Oct 5, 2008, at 1:44 PM, "Brett Lutchman"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Norman: "Advice on how I might "prove" that interaction design and
developer is not the same role if this ever gets to court."
Norman,
whatever the outcome, be prepared for a blessing in disguise.
The first thing that stands out to me in regards to the differences
between
an interaction designer and a developer is the interpersonal,
interactive
transactions between all involved delegates for the purposes of
extracting
information.
When I think 'interaction designer' I think of someone who is
seeking to
install a vision and bring business value-add by developing
relationships
with BAs, clients, customers and our client's customers. IDs are
usually the
master of all trades and jack of none.
Upon hearing 'developer' I think of someone who receives approved
information for the purpose of preparing a platform for this vision
to be
built upon.
Focus on the many levels and facets of queries that are needed to
complete
your job.
It is my experience that developers usually stay late at work above
most job
types because of the complex issues they have to deal with to find a
solution for the vision. I don't see any extra time allotted from
developers
for the purpose of contributing to an agile process of design (with no
one-person in place for this).
Norman: They want to work in a more "agile" fashion with all
developers
doing the design and working with customers.
We obviously don't buy this.
You may have to get your hands dirty on this one. Try to develop a
persona
on developers. One item that is very powerful in court is a person's
reputation.
*<Grain of Salt>*
In my personal opinion, I don't see developers having the savvy
interpersonal passion to link hearts with clients to see their (the
client's) vision come to pass. Our trade is very unique. We stand in
front
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